Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

“Of course! That kid has a resounding name in the underworld… Joker!” Reina smiled slightly and replied, “Do you know who his biggest client is? One of the Four Emperors, Kaido of the Beasts! It was he who provided Kaido with weapons and artificial Devil Fruits, making Wano Country as impregnable as an iron barrel!”

"So it was him!" Upon hearing this, a flash of killing intent crossed Izo's eyes.

As a native of Wano Country and a follower of Kozuki Oden, Izou never thought about avenging Kozuki Oden!

“So… if he dares to refuse, kill him!” Reina said with a cruel smile.

“Well… I’m actually kind of looking forward to seeing how he refuses!” Izo said with a light laugh.

However, there was a hint of murderous intent in his smile.

"Hey, hey... don't be like this. Our enemy is only Kaido. Let's take care of business first! If we want to deal with him, there will be plenty of opportunities later!" Fossa said somewhat awkwardly.

"Don't worry, I know what's important! Similarly... Doflamingo knows what's important too, so he definitely won't refuse us!" Reina replied with a slight smile.

"That's really bad news!" Izo said, pursing his lips in displeasure.

“If you’re unhappy about this…find a time, and I’ll come with you to deal with him! I even have a better way…” Reina patted Izang on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Oh? I wonder if the first mate has any better plans?" Izang asked, pulling on Reina's hand.

Watching Reina and Izang walk away, Fosa suddenly realized that this trip would probably not be peaceful.

Meanwhile, because the Whitebeard Pirates entered the Rale Sea, many forces searching for the Whitebeard Pirates lost their intelligence. However, just as they were about to enter the Rale Sea as well, the Whitebeard Pirates suddenly reappeared and split into three.

First mate Reina sailed away in a pirate ship, Fifth Division Commander Vista also left with his men, while Whitebeard began to wander around aboard the Moby Dick.

So suddenly, people from all the major powers in the world started to get restless again.

They simply didn't understand why the Whitebeard Pirates had split up, so they were all still observing from the sidelines, waiting for the first person to take the plunge.

"Admiral Sakazuki, the Whitebeard Pirates' Moby Dick has been spotted!" On a naval warship, a petty officer was reporting to Akainu Sakazuki on the deck.

"Send the intelligence ship to follow them and tell them that if they lose them again this time... they don't need to come back!" Sakazuki said in a deep voice, a cigar dangling from his lips.

"Yes, sir!" The sergeant saluted and immediately turned to leave.

"Don't be so harsh, will you? We're just carrying out a surveillance mission. Marshal Sengoku must have other plans!" Lieutenant General Doberman, who was also smoking a cigar, said with a light laugh.

“Since it’s a mission, it should be carried out seriously. If you can’t complete the mission… then what’s the point of your existence?” Sakazuki glanced at Doberman and said coldly.

Lieutenant General Doberman shrugged and said nothing more.

Sakazuki is a well-known hawkish admiral in the Navy, and also a standard-bearer for all hawkish admirals. He adheres to absolute justice and has many followers within the Navy.

"General Sakazuki, a call from headquarters!" At that moment, a sergeant walked up with a Den Den Mushi and said.

"Hello... This is Sakazuki!"

"Sakazuki... how's it going on your end?" Sengoku's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

"There's nothing going on right now. Many of the Whitebeard Pirates' captains have left, so we're short-handed here. If we launch an attack, we have a great chance!" Sakazuki replied directly.

"Now is not the time to act. The purpose of those captains who left is unclear, and Aokiji's operation failed! So don't act rashly now!" Sengoku immediately rejected Sakazuki's suggestion and said.

"What? Aokiji actually failed? Did he deliberately hold back?" Sakazuki frowned and asked immediately upon hearing this.

"Alright, you don't need to worry about things here anymore. Continue to monitor the situation, but don't make any rash moves. Contact me immediately if you have any news!" After saying that, Zhan Guo hung up the phone.

"That guy Aokiji..." Sakazuki, with a cigar in his mouth, handed the Den Den Mushi back to the sergeant, clearly quite displeased.

Because Whitebeard doesn't have many people around him right now, it's a good opportunity to make a move. However, due to Sengoku's caution and Aokiji's incompetence, he had to give up such a good opportunity.

Three days later, on the coast of the Kingdom of Dressrosa in the New World.

"Doflamingo... why are the Whitebeard Pirates suddenly here?" Trebol, with a snot hanging from his nose, asked Doflamingo beside him.

"I don't know. It's Reina who came this time. I don't know what he's up to. Have all those things been hidden?" Doflamingo shook his head and said.

"Don't worry... there won't be any problems!" Torrebol nodded, confirming.

"Fufufufufu... Well then, let's welcome our distinguished guest!" Doflamingo, wearing red sunglasses, had already spotted the Whitebeard Pirates' iconic whale ship.

Shortly after, when Reina disembarked with Izo and Fossa, Doflamingo personally greeted him at the port.

"Oh my~ I didn't expect you to come out to greet me personally, you're too kind!" Reina said with a smile.

"Fufufufufu... It's an honor to have such distinguished guests at our door. This way, please!" Doflamingo greeted them with a strange laugh as he stepped forward to lead the way.

“Look at this…this is the demeanor of a true Shichibukai…you should all learn from him!” Reina said to Izo and Fossa behind him.

The two of them simply couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to Reina.

The group exchanged pleasantries as they walked toward the royal palace in Dressrosa.

“By the way… Mr. Doflamingo, this isn’t the first time we’ve dealt with each other, is it?” Reina said with a light laugh on the way.

"Of course... Our first meeting... must have been on Devil's Island! I still vividly remember Lord Reina's heroic figure back then!" Doflamingo said with a smile.

“Yes! So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and you’ve made it big! Not only are you one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but you’re also the King of Dressrosa. When I heard this news, I thought you weren’t planning to be a pirate anymore! After all, being a king is much easier than being a pirate!” Reina said with a smile.

The two reminisced as they walked the streets of Dressrosa.

"Hey~ This place is... very interesting! Why can these puppets move? And talk?" Reina asked curiously, looking at the puppets walking around on the street.

"This is one of my subordinates' abilities, which can imbue these puppets with their will. They don't know fatigue; they're quite good subordinates!" Doflamingo replied with a light laugh.

"I see... It does seem quite good!" Reina, who already knew the answer, said, feigning surprise.

"I wonder if Lord Reina is just passing through... or is there something else going on?" Doflamingo finally asked after arriving at the palace.

“I have indeed come here on a mission! As far as I know, you must have handled quite a few Devil Fruits, right?” Reina nodded and said after taking his seat.

“That’s right. I have some business dealings, so I auctioned off quite a few Devil Fruits. Does Lord Reina need any?” Doflamingo asked curiously, taken aback.

“That’s right! I need to find two Devil Fruits! One is the Op-Op Fruit, and the other… is called the Swim-Swim Fruit! I wonder if Mr. Doflamingo… has heard of it?” Reina asked with a smile.

"Operation Fruit? Swimming Fruit? I wonder what use you have for these two fruits?" Doflamingo was surprised. He not only knew about these two fruits, but they were also related to him.

“There are some things that require the help of those two Devil Fruit users. Of course, it would be even better if you knew the whereabouts of those two fruits!” Reina said, his smile fading. “This matter is very important!”

Doflamingo pondered for a moment before speaking, "I do know about the Op-Op Fruit! This fruit should have been in my possession, but one of my subordinates betrayed me and took it!"

"Who is it? How dare they... steal the captain's treasure? Didn't you kill them?" Reina asked, feigning curiosity.

"Ah~ that guy stole the Op-Op Fruit and ate it! So there's no point in me continuing to chase him. After all, he was my former subordinate, so I didn't pursue him!" Doflamingo said, acting like he was the good guy.

“I’m not saying this to criticize you… People like this shouldn’t be let off the hook, Teach, you know… As a traitor… he should suffer the consequences of a traitor!” Reina shook his head, looking indignant on behalf of Doflamingo.

"Fufufufu... If you want to find him, don't give me face. Just consider it helping me clean house! The current user of the Op-Op Fruit is Trafalgar Law, the captain of the Heart Pirates!" Doflamingo said with a smile.

“Make a note of this person!” Reina turned his head and said to Fosa, who was sitting to the side.

Fossa nodded, indicating that he understood.

"So, regarding the Swim-Swim Fruit... do you have any clues?" Reina asked Doflamingo with a smile.

Doflamingo looked at Reina, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "I'm really sorry, but I don't have any leads on the Swim-Swim Fruit either!"

“Is that so? Then why don’t you ask your subordinate, Mr. Señor Piqué… perhaps he knows more!” Reina looked at Doflamingo, smiled slightly, and said.

"..."

Upon hearing Reina's words, Doflamingo and Trebol, who was standing next to him, were both startled.

"It seems you came prepared!" Doflamingo said as he slowly rose to his feet.

“Of course… otherwise why would I have come straight to Dressrosa? You agree, right? Don Quixote Doflamingo!” Reina remained seated, slightly raising his head as he spoke softly.

"Fufufufu... So what does Your Excellency intend to do?" Doflamingo's forehead was already creased with anger as he tried his best to suppress the rage in his heart.

Ever since he killed his own father, he has regarded the crew members as his family. Now that Reina is clearly targeting his family, it's hard for him not to be furious.

Chapter 361 Compromise

The eye contact between Reina and Doflamingo instantly created a tense atmosphere, making everyone, from Izo and Fossa to the Donquixote Family executives, extremely nervous.

"Fufufufufu... Go call Señor over!" After a moment of silence, Doflamingo spoke.

“A very wise choice!” Reina smiled slightly and said softly.

Yizang and Fosa over there gradually relaxed, and the atmosphere on the scene seemed to have lost its previous oppressive feeling.

A moment later, a man dressed as a baby and sucking on a pacifier walked in.

"This..." Not to mention Fosa and Izang, even Reina, who was mentally prepared, was still so surprised when he actually saw the other party that he didn't know what to say.

"I'll talk, I'll talk... Señor, there are outsiders here, can you dress a little more formally?" Before Doflamingo could speak, Trebol said to Señor with some helplessness, his appearance was really embarrassing for his young master.

"You called me here just to say this?" Señor asked, displeased.

Reina also pretended to look at Doflamingo with a suspicious look, as if to say, "You're just trying to fob me off with this guy?"

Having understood Reina's gaze, Doflamingo suppressed his anger and said to Reina, "He is Señor Pick, the user of the Paramecia-type Swim-Swim Fruit!"

“Um… I know it might be a bit presumptuous, but could you demonstrate your abilities?” Reina asked after his gaze lingered on Señor for a moment.

Upon hearing this, Señor frowned and looked at Doflamingo. He had already recognized Reina, but this was Dressrosa, and Reina was an executive of the Donquixote Family, not a member of the Whitebeard Pirates.

However, after Doflamingo nodded, Señor still demonstrated his abilities by swimming in the hall, which he used as a swimming pool.

Upon seeing this, Yizang and Fosa exchanged a glance, and they saw surprise in each other's eyes.

"So... now, Mr. Reina, can you tell me what it is?" Doflamingo asked, looking at Reina.

“Alright! Actually, it’s nothing important. I have something inside a mountain, and I hope Mr. Señor can use your abilities to retrieve it for me without damaging the mountain!” Reina nodded and said directly.

"Hmm?" Reina's words made the Donquixote Family executives, including Doflamingo, frown. What kind of request was this?

"No danger?" Torrepol asked, his nose still sticking out with snot.

“There’s no danger. The biggest problem is that we can’t damage the mountain! That mountain is our friend’s sacred mountain, so we can’t dig it up violently. But what’s inside the mountain is very important to us, so we can only find someone with abilities like you!” Reina nodded and said.

Upon hearing Reina's words, Doflamingo's eyes lit up. He understood why Reina wanted to find users of the Op-Op Fruit or the Swim-Swim Fruit.

"Fufufufufu... I wonder what kind of thing it is that you all value it so much?" Doflamingo asked with a strange laugh.

He felt he had regained the initiative, because without his orders, Señor wouldn't pay any attention to Reina.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask... Don't you even have that much awareness? Sometimes knowing too much... can easily get you into trouble!" Reina said with a light laugh.

"Is that so?" The "well" character on Doflamingo's forehead popped out again, but he still tried his best to suppress his anger.

As the world's number one pirate crew, he didn't want to offend the Whitebeard Pirates if he could avoid it. Although he had the Beasts Pirates behind him, he wasn't sure if Kaido would go to war with Whitebeard for his sake.

“Well then, Mr. Señor, do you have time to come with me? It’s not difficult, as long as you agree… then I can tell you a secret formula that once cured a person in a vegetative state!” Reina smiled slightly, ignoring Doflamingo, and turned to Señor to ask.